Date	Topic	Assignment
August 23	What is archaeology?	C & C chapter 1
August 28	Anthropology and Archaeology
August 30	The Beginnings of Archaeological Theory
September 4	Discussion and in-class assignment	“The Golden Marshalltown” (on reserve)
September 6	Archaeology of Foragers	“Bushmen” on electronic reserve
September 11	Food production & Domestication	C & C chapter 15
September 13	The First Domestication: the Levant	C & C chapter 16
September 18	Domestication and pottery in China	C & C chapter 22
September 20	New World domestications	C & C chapter 17 Paper topics due
September 25	Discussion and Exercise
September 27	Archaeology of Religion and Ritual
October 2	Urbanization and the State	C & C chapter 19
October 4	Review session for midterm
October 9	Fall Break	No Class
October 11	Midterm exam
October 16	Results of Domestication in the Levant and Europe	C & C chapter 18
October 18	Results of Domestication in China part I	“Shamanism and Politics” on electronic reserve
October 23	Results of Domestication in China part II
October 25	Exercise or Film	Paper Theses due
October 30	The effects of New World domestication
November 1	Effects of maize on North America	C & C pp. 391-399
November 6	Mississippian cultures	Term Papers Due
November 8	More Mississippian cultures
November 13	Fieldwork: Survey & Excavation	“Archaeological Excavation” (on reserve)
November 15	Chronology, Seriation and Typology	“Dating Archaeological materials” (on reserve)
November 20	Dating & Advanced Labwork
November 22	Thanksgiving Break	No Class
November 27	Historical Archaeology	“Historical archaeology” on electronic reserve
November 29	Film and Why Archaeology is important	C & C chapter 27
December 4	Final review session	Last Day of Class